2024 Audi SQ8 TFSI Waitomo Blue

• Audi's 2024 SQ8 boasts a redesigned exterior and advanced technology, elevating the Q family flagship.

• The SUV coupé's updated aesthetics include new front and rear aprons, emphasizing its robust character.

• The HD Matrix LED headlights, with laser high beam, offer customizable light signatures for enhanced visibility.

• Digital OLED rear lights feature four distinctive designs, adding flair to the lighting package.

• New wheel options, color selections, and contrast stitching on seats highlight the SQ8's top-tier status among Q models.

• The SQ8 TFSI sports a sporty front apron spoiler, underride guard, and expressive rear diffuser.

• Vertical L-shaped inlays and honeycomb grilles enhance the Singleframe grille's visual appeal.

• The 4.0 TFSI engine, with 507 PS and 770 Nm of torque, propels the SQ8 TFSI from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds.

• Audi's sport differential and electromechanical active roll stabilization improve handling and reduce body lean during cornering.

• Audi offers a range of wheel sizes, with the option of 23-inch wheels, and impressive braking with iconic S logo brake calipers.

Audi is updating the flagship of the Q family with a pure design and upgraded technology. The revised exterior aesthetic with new front and rear aprons underscores the strong character of the SUV coupé. The optionally available S line exterior package caters to customers who desire more sportiness. For the first time, Audi is equipping the Q8 with HD Matrix LED headlights, including a laser as an additional high beam. These headlights feature digital daytime running lights and selectable light signatures. Digital OLED rear lights with four selectable rear light designs complete the expanded light offering. New wheels, colors, decorative inlays, and seats with contrast stitching highlight the car's top position among the Q models. The new Audi Q8 starts at 86,700 euros.

Superior performance: the Audi SQ8 with a V8 TFSI gas engine

The new SQ8 TFSI advances sportiness even further - it impresses with a redesigned spoiler on the front apron as well as a sporty-looking underride guard at the front and an expressive diffuser at the rear. The Singleframe stands out with vertical L-shaped inlays in a sporty color scheme. The larger air intakes feature honeycomb grilles across their surface.

Characteristically, Audi opts for a sporty aluminum look for the exterior mirror housings, the inlays in the Singleframe and the edging of the side air intakes. The same color scheme is also used for the inlay in the side skirt. The Black and Black plus optics packages can also be ordered for the SQ8 TFSI.

As part of the product upgrade, the SQ8 TFSI now runs on the established 4.0 TFSI with 373 kW (507 PS) and 770 Nm of torque with fast-shifting eight-speed tiptronic and quattro permanent all-wheel drive. With this engine, the SQ8 TFSI accelerates from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 4.1 seconds, with an electronically governed top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). With its firing order of 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8, the 4.0 TFSI provides a distinctive sporty and sonorous sound. At low to medium loads and acceleration speeds - from 160 to 250 Nm and between 950 and 2,500 rpm with a maximum torque requirement of 145 Nm - the cylinder on demand system deactivates cylinders 2, 3, 5, and 8 in the upper gears by shutting off injection and ignition and closing the intake and exhaust valves. The switching process takes just milliseconds and goes virtually unnoticed by the driver. In four-cylinder mode, the operating points in the active cylinders shift to higher load, which boosts thermal efficiency, while the deactivated cylinders follow, essentially with no losses, like gas springs. When the driver presses the accelerator pedal, the deactivated cylinders reactivate immediately. To achieve the sporty sound, there is an exhaust flap on each tailpipe that modulates the sound depending on load and rev speed.

For an ideal driving experience, a vehicle requires not only first-class engines, but also outstanding suspension components. In the optional advanced suspension package, customers also benefit from the sport differential. When cornering at high speed, it uses two multi-disc clutches to shift the torques between the rear wheels, giving the wheel on the outside of the curve, which has the better grip, the greater share. Known as torque vectoring, this makes handling even more effortless and precise. When turning or accelerating in a curve, the large sport SUV coupé literally presses into the curve, minimizing the tendency to understeer. The second component in the package is electromechanical active roll stabilization (eAWS). Here, both axles are equipped with a compact electric motor coupled to a transmission. It splits the stabilizer into two halves. When driving straight, it allows them to work largely independently of each other, which reduces body movements on uneven roads. In sporty driving, however, the electric motor causes the two halves to rotate in opposite directions, thus working together as a unit. This means that the car leans into the curve significantly less, and the steering response becomes more precise. The eAWS is powered by a 48-volt super capacitor. The compact, lightweight energy storage unit, which can absorb and release high currents in a very short time, supplies the two electric motors with a maximum power of 1.5 kW each.

The Audi SQ8 TFSI rolls off the production line with 21-inch wheels and 285/45 tires as standard. Alternatively, Audi and Audi Sport offer other 21- and 22-inch wheels. The largest offer available is 23-inch wheels with 285/35 tires. For greater variety, Audi offers other new 23-inch alloy wheels for the SQ8 TFSI that are specifically designed for the car's sporty appearance. The brake discs on the front axle have a diameter of 400 millimeters; on the rear axle they measure 350 millimeters. The black brake calipers, which come optionally in red, bear the S logo that defines Audi's look on the front axle.

Available to order from September 2023, prices from 86.700 euros

The market launch of the Audi Q8 - with its revised design, innovative lighting technology, and more extensive range of equipment - will be in September 2023. Prices for the 45 TDI quattro start at 86,700 euros, while the 50 TDI quattro costs 89,700 euros. The 55 TFSI quattro will cost 89,900 euros, while the SQ8 TFSI starts at 119,500 euros.

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